The Center’s published research papers, evidence-based reports, and initiatives are highlighted in CIRP press releases from 2002 to the present.
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2003 | 2002 |
2013
- Report from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Shows Rear Seat Design is a Priority for Children's Safety in Cars
April 29, 2013 - National Teen Driver Safety Report Finds Safety Gains for Teen Passengers
April 4, 2013
2012
- Survey of Emergency and Primary Care Pediatricians Highlights Need for Training, Tools to Manage Kids' Concussions
November 12, 2012 - New Jersey's Teen Driver Decals Linked With Fewer Crashes
October 23, 2012 - Teen Seat Belt Use Is Significantly Higher In States With Stronger Laws
April 19, 2012 - Head Injuries Most Common Injury in Teen Crashes
March 29, 2012 - New Studies Focus On Peer Passengers: "The Other Distraction" for Teen Drivers
January 24, 2012 - New Study Probes How Teens With High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders Approach Learning to Drive
January 9, 2012
2011
Center Experts Find Car Seats Protect Overweight Kids, Too
November 28, 2011- New Study Finds Children Are Safer in Crashes When Driven By Grandparents
July 18, 2011 - New Study Pinpoints What Happens Right Before Teens Crash
April 11, 2011 - National Report Highlights Forgotten Victims of Teen Driver Crashes
January 24, 2011
2010
- Want Teens to Stay Off the Phone While Driving? New Research Shows a Positive Approach May Be Best
June 30, 2010 - CHOP Biomechanical Engineers Help Auto Industry Develop More Accurate Pediatric Crash Test Dummies
February 24, 2010
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- New Research Finds More Than One-third of Parents Experience Traumatic Stress One Month After Child’s Injury
January 11, 2010
2009
- Good Morning America: Center Experts Respond to Controversial SuperFreakonomics Chapter on the Effectiveness of Car Seats
October 20, 2009 - New Study Reaffirms Booster Seat Recommendations for Children Through Age 8
October 19, 2009 - New Research Shows Parent-Teen Interactions May Cut Teen Crash Risk in Half
September 28, 2009 - Summertime or "Trauma Season?" – Experts Launch www.AfterTheInjury.org to Help Parents and Kids Fully Recover
May 27, 2009
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2008
- 1 in 25 or 4.2% of Teens Drive Unlicensed; Researchers See More Fatalities Associated With This Overlooked Group
November 3, 2008 - Thousands of Teens Reveal Their Driving Perceptions and Experience in Scientific Survey; Researchers Identify Gaps in Education
May 5, 2008 - New Study Confirms Current Recommendations for 0- to 3-year-olds in Child Restraints
May 5, 2008 - New Research Shows Car Crash Deaths Increase Starting at Age 12
March 3, 2008 - Medicaid Reimbursement for Car Seats Is Cost-Effective Health Policy
January 16, 2008
2007
- Teens Meet in Washington, DC to Address Teen Driver Safety
October 15, 2007 - New Research Shows Latino Children Ages 4-8 Are Most Likely To Be Injured in Motor Vehicle Crashes
September 24, 2007 - While Caution is Warranted, Child Passengers Are Safer When Teen Driver is Their Sibling: Study Has Implications For "Family Exemptions" to Graduated Driver Licensing Laws
June 14, 2007
Read the Study Abstract - Congressional Resolution Would Address Teen Driver Deaths: Pennsylvania Legislators Propose National Teen Driver Safety Week for October
June 6, 2007
Learn more about National Teen Driver Safety Week - Laws Prove to be Effective in Protecting Young Passengers: New Research Shows That Booster Seat and Primary Enforcement Seat Belt Laws Increase Age-Appropriate Restraint Use Among Children
March 5, 2007 - National Teen Survey Reveals Conditions Contributing to Crashes: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and State Farm Join Forces to Address the Issue
January 25, 2007
2006
- Risk of Injury or Death in a Crash Increases as Children Age
October 24, 2006 - Researchers Outline Measures to Reduce Teen Crash Risk
June 21, 2006 - Study Confirms Child Car Seats Save More Lives than Seatbelts Alone
June 5, 2006
2005
- Children Unhurt in Crashes Should Still be Monitored for Acute Stress Reactions
November 7, 2005 - Most Crashes Involving Children Occur Close to Home
October 19, 2005
2003
2002
- Skateboard-Related Injuries Double in Recent Years Say Researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
October 10, 2002 - Bicycle Handlebar-Associated Injuries Call for the Need To Establish Industry Standards, According to Researchers At The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
September 12, 2002 - Acute Stress Disorder Is Common Among Children and Parents Following Pediatric Traffic Injury, According to Researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
June 3, 2002